The United States erupted into Civil War during this man's presidency and he was assassinated before he could finish his second term in office. What is the name of the president who served between 1861 and 1865?

Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th president of the United States and led the Union during the Civil War. On January 1, 1863 Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which stated that all people who were being held as slaves in rebellious states "henceforward shall be free." Lincoln was assassinated during his second term in office before he could complete the task of reunifying the nation.

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